28 October,2026 11:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The two cases involve separate police operations and investigations. Representational Pic
Mumbai Police have arrested two men in separate drug cases in Goregaon East and Kandivali West and seized mephedrone from them.
In the first case, Dindoshi police arrested a man after allegedly recovering 640 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 1.28 crore near Satellite Tower in Hanuman Nagar, Film City Road, in Goregaon East, on Monday.
According to police, the accused was carrying a blue backpack and appeared suspicious. When officers approached him, he allegedly attempted to flee but was apprehended. A search conducted in the presence of panch witnesses led to the recovery of 640 grams of mephedrone.
Dindoshi police registered a case under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The accused was formally arrested on October 27. Police are also attempting to trace other suspects allegedly linked to the case.
In a separate operation on Wednesday, Charkop police arrested a 55-year-old man, Vasudev Laxman Patil alias Mama, for allegedly possessing mephedrone for sale.
Police said the operation was carried out following a tip-off received by the crime detection team. Officers laid a trap and intercepted an Innova car near the bridge over Gorai Creek, close to Saidham Nagar on RPD Road No 5 in Charkop, Kandivali West, at around 2.35 pm.
A search allegedly led to the recovery of 10.32 grams of mephedrone, estimated to be worth Rs 25,000. Charkop police registered a case against the accused under Sections 8(c) and 22(c) of the NDPS Act and arrested him.
Apart from the drug, police seized an iPhone valued at Rs 10,000, the Innova car valued at Rs 10 lakh and Rs 2,000 in cash. The total value of the seized property in the Charkop case was estimated at Rs 10.37 lakh.
Further investigation in the Charkop case is being conducted by Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Nikam, while Dindoshi police are continuing their probe into the Goregaon East seizure.
The two cases involve separate police operations and investigations. Further investigation is ongoing in both cases.
